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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2011 · 13 MIN

Peter Hennessy: On Joining the Constitution

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Historian Peter Hennessy discusses joining what he has spent a lifetime writing about: the British constitution.At a time of constitutional upheaval, what does the second house still provide? He argues that expertise, in rare supply elsewhere in the political system, is abundant in the Lords, and offers a great deal to a system currently held in low esteem.Four Thought combines big ideas and evocative storytelling in a series of personal viewpoints - speakers take to the stage ready to air their latest thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect our culture and society.Producer: Giles Edwards.

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Historian Peter Hennessy discusses joining what he has spent a lifetime writing about: the British constitution.At a time of constitutional upheaval, what does the second house still provide? He argues that expertise, in rare supply elsewhere in the political system, is abundant in the Lords, and offers a great deal to a system currently held in low esteem.Four Thought combines big ideas and evocative storytelling in a series of personal viewpoints - speakers take to the stage ready to air their latest thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect our culture and society.Producer: Giles Edwards.

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